María Vanina García Sokol (born 27 December 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Biography García Sokol, who comes from the Misiones Province of Argentina, turned professional at 17 years of age.
In 2003 she was a member of Argentina's Fed Cup squad and represented Argentina at the Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo.
Competing mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit, she had a best ranking of 191 in the world and won a total of three ITF singles titles. She twice qualified for the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament, the Vancouver Open in 2004 and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar in Bogota. In 2007, she retired from tennis.
Based in Buenos Aires, she now works as a tennis coach and has started her own foundation.
ITF Circuit finals $25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments
Singles (3–7) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 1 April 2001 Santiago, Chile Clay Joana Cortez 3–6, 3–6Runner-up 2. 6 April 2002 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Maria Fernanda Alves 3–6, 1–6Winner 1. 13 October 2002 Los Mochis, Mexico Clay Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 7–5, 6–3Runner-up 3. 20 April 2003 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Maria Elena Camerin 0–6, 4–6Winner 2. 31 August 2003 Paraná, Argentina Clay Jorgelina Cravero 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Winner 3. 20 June 2004 Gorizia, Italy Clay Martina Müller 6–1, 6–4Runner-up 4. 2 July 2006 Padova, Italy Clay Alizé Cornet 1–6, 4–6Runner-up 5. 17 March 2007 Mérida, Mexico Hard Julie Coin 5–7, 4–6Runner-up 6. 27 March 2007 Xalapa, Mexico Hard Mariana Duque Mariño 3–6, 6–7Runner-up 7. 21 May 2007 Córdoba, Argentina Clay Soledad Esperón 2–6, 3–3 ret.
Doubles (3–1) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. 3 August 2000 Lima, Peru Clay Claudia Salgues Tiffany Dabek Cecilia Guillenea 6–7, 2–6Winner 1. 20 April 2003 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Jorgelina Cravero Kildine Chevalier Lana Popadić 6–1, 6–3Winner 2. 31 August 2003 Paraná, Argentina Clay Jorgelina Cravero Erica Krauth Carla Tiene 6–1, 6–3Winner 3. 17 March 2007 Mérida, Mexico Hard Maria Fernanda Alves Chanelle Scheepers Robin Stephenson 6–3, 6–2
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